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Date & Location: Peoria, Illinois in 1983
Cause listed with Microorganism:Botulism - sauteed onions made from fresh raw onions served on a patty melt sandwich.
List of number people sick: 28 persons were hospitalized, and 20 patients were treated with an antitoxin. 12 patients required ventilatory support and 1 death resulted
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
The 1985 California listeria outbreak was in Mexican style soft cheese made by Jalisco in California. There were 52 confirmed deaths, including 19 stillbirths and 10 infant deaths. Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_California_listeriosis_outbreak_in_cheese
